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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. Two is to reach up to 20,000 new households, including expanding into one, maybe two new markets outside Kenya.

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How many cofounders should your startup have?

The Next Web

Hire everyone you need as an employee. A couple years in, I got married and left on my honeymoon for two weeks to Kenya – where I had no email or phone connectivity much of the time. After launching our Windows online backup service five years ago, our CTO pitched that we should focus on launching our Mac version next.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. What key hires do you need? The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Check out the twitter feed from the event.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. What key hires do you need? The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Check out the twitter feed from the event.